diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/ksm/KSMConfigKeys.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/ksm/KSMConfigKeys.java
index 4a7798af8b..e69300cb15 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/ksm/KSMConfigKeys.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/ksm/KSMConfigKeys.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ private KSMConfigKeys() {
 
   public static final String OZONE_KSM_HANDLER_COUNT_KEY =
       "ozone.ksm.handler.count.key";
-  public static final int OZONE_KSM_HANDLER_COUNT_DEFAULT = 200;
+  public static final int OZONE_KSM_HANDLER_COUNT_DEFAULT = 20;
 
   public static final String OZONE_KSM_ADDRESS_KEY =
       "ozone.ksm.address";